Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-04
Hon. j. Sterling Morton Talks Of the
Philosophy Of Growth.
NEBRASKA CiTY'S JUBILEE.
o The Corner Stone of the New Bridge
Laid Yesterday-The G. A. II.
Camp at Wymore-Other
Nebraska News.
lD Her Holiday Dress.

with glory. Fully 10000 people, participated
in to-day's celebration which was by all odds
the grandest demonstration ever attempted
by Nebraska City. Nearly every city and
town in the state had delegations here and
fully Il, 900 visitors were in town. Yet not
mshap or accident occurred to mar the day.
AT 9 o'clock every factory whistle blew and
bells rung TO mark q new era in
the prosperity Of Nebraska City. A
procession was formed at 10 o'clock
which was over three miles in length headed
by the Second regiment band followed by
Masonic orders, state officers, company G,
and companies from Lincoln and Bennett,
county officials and city officers, four fire
companies, uniformed Knights of Pythias,
Odd Fellows, school children on horse back,
the employees of the packing houses and the
various manufactures and visiting citizens.
Every residence and business house in the
city was gaily decorated and the town was
one mass of flags and bunting
Banners bearing appropriate notices re-
garding the greatness of Nebraska City
were flying everywhere. The procession after
marching about the city proceeded to the
bridge where the corner stone was laid with
interesting ceremonies by the Masonic order.
The orator of the day, Hon. j. Sterling Nor
ton, was introduced by Judge NJ. l.. Hay
ward and addressed $1,000 people. He said
in substance:
The imperial ide which takes control to-
day on this occasion of rejoicing over the
commencement of great transportation en-
terprise is the inestimabe value of motion.
These vast blocks of lime stone had rested
In valuclesS Dakota quarrieS for ages upon
nges-incrt, movelcss, worthless. But brain
motions conceived railroads, which, matcri-
ali2ng, We're pushed into the quarries, and
trained heads and strong arms lifted these
pediments from their repose and brought
them hther Until there was motion put
forth about them, concerning them, motion
both meutal and material, they were useless
to mankind. And their senior partners in
this solid structurc-thesc granite cubes from
Mnnesota-were equally futile until moved
Had these lodges been of pure gold instead
of limestone and granite, but immovable, not
transportable, fixed, they would have been
utterly worthless. The vNI>e of a material
IS its susceptibility to mcSGment, motion
transportation.
Motion, movement everywhere is the Gre
ative force which alone gives values to the
results and products of civilization Land
values are created by human efforts. and de-
pend altogether upon labor put forth upon
the soil or in relation to it,
These plains dormant, were worthless and
had slept unmoved for centuries. inatle and
unproductivc. But when the sturdy strength
of the pioneer began TO move them into fur
rows with his plow the genesis of value was
established. Then the swine awaited move
ments that brought to their hungry-moved
jaws and maws the nutritious result of all
preceding series of motions. and with nppc-
tite began the movements of consumption
and digestion which transformed the corn to
pork. Then as the swine increased and the
pork product came on us like an avalanche. q
movement was make to secure packing
houses for Nebraska City, and after another
struggling series of mental aud physical
efforts capital came and moved clay into
brick, brick into walls by paying laborcrs for
more manual movements, until the two COM
modious and complete packing houses of
Nebraska City lifted themselves into view
with q capacity for moving 1000 hogs from
life into hams, bacon, lard, sausage, hair mat
tresses, glue, bone buttons aand liver pud-
dings every twenty-four hours.
The giant structure which we to-day found
and consecrate to free commerce between the
states, is the result of long and, at times,
very tedious procession of movements, both
mental and material II is the consumma-
ton of victory for active heads and hands,
n glorious climax for those who have thought
md wrought for this day through long years
of encouragement and many malicious ma.
ligners. This bridge had its conception, per-
feet, complete and secure in the minds of
David Brown, j. r. La Masters, James
Sweet, G. b. Scofed, William T.. Dillon, O.
j. Mason and your speaker in 1871. They
organized the Nebraska City Bridge company
that year. They secured the passage by con-
gress of the charter under which at this mo-
nent this structure is being erected. They
assigned it to its present owners, and its
present owners are expending $500, 900 for its
completion. Movement of mind in 1871 has
resulted in this massive monument of
material in 1887. In 1883, before
the October tints have tinged with brown and
gold the dying foliage of the summer, long
trains of cars will be moving across its solid
90,
bountiful products which shall have crowned
the manual movements OF the farmer with
compensation and new forces for further pro-
ductiOn.
The tawny tide of the Missouri at our fee,
is moving to the sea. But mental move
nent by Mr.. ID. =. Rolfe and other good citi
gens was inauguratcd few months since
which formulated the Nebraska City Water
works company, and that corporation by an
assortment of material movements involving
between Sl50,00O and S2OO, 900, has placed
more than eight miles of water mains in the
streets Of Nebraska City, erected a good and
most complete system of waterworks, aud by
means of modern skill IN engineering allowed
the muddy waters of this restless river to cal
md "scttlcn at Nebraska City and with
washed face and purified complexion to move
through their conduit pipes into AL the homes
nnd business blocks of our solidy growing
Gnd persistently prosperous community.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Morton's
speech the procession moved to the Missouri
Pacific depot, where Colonel Lockett mad,
pn able address. He spoke of the benefits
the city had derived from the Missouri Pacif,
road, dwclt at length on the new enterprises
ind predicted great future growth.
He was followed by Judge Allen w. Field
of Lincoln, who spoke of the dawn of a new
era for the city, which, he prophesied, woul,
soon take her place Us one of the leading
cities in the state.
B, f. Gibson, Of Weeping Water, and
number Of others made speeches, after whicl
an adjournment was taken for dinner.
The official test of the waterworlis wa
made at 3;l5 in the afternoon. At the tap o
u bell hose was attached to the four hy
urants between Sixth and Eleventh streets
and in each case streams were thrown iron
eighty To one hundred and twenty feet high
Al Sixth street a test was made between
steamer and the waterworks which resulte
in draw, the waterworks threw the highcs
while the steamer threw the farthest. TIL
test gave the best of satisfaction. Their
being no visiting fire companies the coEtes
for prizes was given up
All business was suspended from 10 to |
o'clock and procession of business men an
clerks was AN interesting feature of the day
exercises. Many kilograms and letters q
Congratuation We're received, among Hhic
was one from President Perkins, of tie CHI
cago, Burlington X Quincy; Mayor Broatcl
Churchill Parker and +. Colpetzer. o
Omaha; Governor Thayer, General Va
Wyck, A. S. Paddock, Colonel a. c. Dave
and .. II. Mason. A telegram from citze
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